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Night & Day
Paris, Texas
Cowpokes en français? That ain’t no bull.
By Peter Breslin
Published: July 31, 2008
Think “cowboy” and y’all will most likely imagine vast expanses of the old American West. But as long ago as the first nomads got footsore and became farmers,...
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Night & Day
The Opposite of Sexy
Welcome to creepsville
By Clay McNear
Published: July 31, 2008
We were in our shrink’s waiting room when we read about the Guggenheim’s current retrospective of Louise Bourgeois’ career. The loony-bin setting was perfect,...
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Night & Day
Stomp! Shout! Scream!
By Clay McNear
Published: July 31, 2008
Some people -- okay, us -- would classify Gidget as a monster movie. No, Sandra Dee was not the Devil and Moondoggie wasn't her slavering hellhound, but their 1959 flick...
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Night & Day
Movies at the Museum: Prêt-à-Porter
By Clay McNear
Published: July 31, 2008
The scenery-chewing fiends in Robert Altman's Prêt-à-Porter (1994) are beautiful creatures with perfectly manicured claws -- i.e. the models, designers, and...
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Night & Day
First Sunday at Way Cool/Hair Polution
Published: July 31, 2008
By far the best thing to do in the PHX on a Sunday night, this social-activist hair salon's monthly hoedown draws artists, scenesters, and, of course, people looking for a new...
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Fenske
Corporation Commission candidate Sam George is Sam Vagenas with a new name and old tricks
By Sarah Fenske
Published: July 31, 2008
Sam Vagenas is one of the most interesting characters in recent Arizona political history. As a consultant, Vagenas made an absurd amount of money pushing the pot passions of...
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Feedback
Feedback from the issue of Thursday, July 31, 2008
Published: July 31, 2008
MYSTERIES OF DEATH Girl's demise will stick in the mind: What a gruesome yet fascinating article about the "unidentifieds." It's truly a mystery where some of these people...
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ˇAsk a Mexican!™
The Mexican on La Raza and nerds
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: July 31, 2008
What's with calling yourselves "La Raza"? Being Mexicans, Chicanos or whatever isn't enough — now you're the race? Sounds pretty racist to me. The Race is On Few things...
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Music
Local bands feel pain at the pump as they hit the road this summer
By Kevin Murphy
Published: July 31, 2008
Brian Coughlin plays guitar for Phoenix rock band Kinch, and he's also the group's self-appointed financial planner. He keeps detailed logs of where the band's modest cash...
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Shrapnel
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band lack the star power of yesteryear
By Serene Dominic
Published: July 31, 2008
Ringo's All-Starr shows used to be just that: All stars. You had actual frontmen of bands (Mark Farner, Peter Frampton, Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman, Felix Cavaliere, Levon...
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Home Grown
Slut Sister
Raw Meat
(self-released)By Niki D'Andrea
Published: July 31, 2008
Given the band/album name and cover image, I half-expected this band to sound like either cheesy '80s cock-rock throwbacks or raucous hardcore punk. It's neither. Although the...
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Listen Up
Beck
Modern Guilt
(Interscope Records)By Michael Roberts
Published: July 31, 2008
Danger Mouse is arguably the most adventurous producer to tackle a Beck project since the Dust Brothers helped birth a 1996 baby called Odelay (the Dusters' return for 2004's...
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Listen Up
Reggie and the Full Effect
Last Stop: Crappy Town
(Vagrant Records)By Aaron Ladage
Published: July 31, 2008
Wild rumors are standard-issue for the intentionally enigmatic Reggie and the Full Effect. But if the latest Internet scuttlebutt is true, Last Stop: Crappy Town is Kansas City...
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Listen Up
Journey
Revelation
(Frontiers)By Tony Ware
Published: July 31, 2008
The members of Journey must be feeling the band's name is more meaningful than ever these days. It's unlikely any band has a comeback as thoroughly modern and convoluted as...
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Live Wire
Totimoshi
By Serene Dominic
Published: July 31, 2008
Rich and famous bands into their 10th year and sixth album demonstrate a worldview tempered by easy women and shysters. Hard-working bands with a growing cult following, like...
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Live Wire
ZZ Top
By Chris Gray
Published: July 31, 2008
Rick Rubin already had been working for ZZ Top — the Houston trio recently enlisted Rubin to produce its next album — and now ZZ Top works for Rubin as well....
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Live Wire
Bill Frisell
By Michael Roberts
Published: July 31, 2008
When Coloradans talk about great musical artists with local roots, they seldom mention jazz guitarist Bill Frisell. Frankly, the omission is mystifying. Frisell has been...
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Live Wire
Lyle Lovett
By Niki D'Andrea
Published: July 31, 2008
While people have often picked on Lovett for his looks (they're just jealous they didn't have a brief marriage to Julia Roberts), you can't really argue with Lovett's merits as...
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Booze Pig
The Pig gets dirty at Palo Verde Lounge
By C.M. Redding
Published: July 31, 2008
Being a booze pig, I pride myself on knowing the location of every dive bar in town. It gets a little more difficult when you are in the sixth-largest city in the...
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Needle Exchange
Groove Candy's big move
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: July 31, 2008
If you're planning to head to The Door in Tempe to hang out at Groove Candy this coming Hump Day, a minor course correction is in order, yo. That's because the crackalackin'...
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